Breed Standard

“The standard of any breed is the blue-print to which all breeders and judges must adhere to at all times. Never must any attempt to make the standard fit the dog be tolerated.”– quotation from the opening paragraph of the English Standard

The Great Dane Club of Canada recommends downloading our Breed Standard document by clicking here or by visiting the CKC’s Breed Standards for Working Dogs (Great Dane begins on page 45).

Interactive Breed Standard

Click around the Great Dane illustration to read about different elements of the breed’s structure.